Abstract
We report a study on the formation of block liposomes (BLs) and nanotubes from membranes comprising mixtures of membrane curvature-stabilizing multivalent cationic lipids MVL3(3+) and MVL5(5+) with neutral 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphatidylcholine (DOPC). In conjunction with prior work on MVLBG2(16+), our experiments suggest that BL and nanotube formation is a general phenomenon in membranes containing multivalent lipids, thus enhancing the relevance of BLs for applications such as gene/drug storage and delivery or templating.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 8363-8369 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Soft Matter |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 21 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Condensed Matter Physics